A father and son went fishing one day. While they were out in the boat, the boy suddenly became curious about the world around him. He asked his father, "How does this boat float?"
The father replied, "Don"t rightly know, son."
A little later, the boy looked at his father and asked, "How do fish breath underwater?"
Once again the father replied, "Don"t rightly know, son."
A little later the boy asked his father, "Why is the sky blue?"
Again, the father replied, "Don"t rightly know, son."
Finally, the boy asked his father, "Dad, do you mind my asking you all of these questions?"
The father replied, "Of course not, you don"t ask questions, you never learn nothin"."
n. Iron bar with removable weights at each end, used for weightlifting.
BARBERS
pole n. Pole with spiral red and white stripes as a barber's sign.
BARBOUR
n. Propr. Type of green waxed jacket. [barbour, name of a draper]
BARGAIN
—n. - a agreement on the terms of a sale etc. B this from the buyer's viewpoint (a bad bargain).
- cheap thing. —v. (often foll. By with, for) discuss the terms of a sale etc. (bargained with me; bargain for the table). bargain for (or colloq. On) be prepared for; expect. Bargain on rely on. Into the bargain moreover. [french from germanic]
BARMAID
n. Woman serving in a pub etc.
BARNOWL
n. A kind of owl frequenting barns.
BARONET
n. Member of the lowest hereditary titled british order. baronetcy n. (pl. -ies).
BAROQUE
—adj. - highly ornate and extravagant in style, esp. Of european art etc. Of the 17th and 18th c.
- of this period. —n. Baroque style or art. [portuguese, originally = misshapen pearl]
BARRACK
—n. (usu. In pl., often treated as sing.) 1 housing for soldiers.
- large bleak building. —v. Lodge (soldiers etc.) In barracks. [italian or spanish]
- v. - shout or jeer at (players, a speaker, etc.).
- (foll. By for) cheer for, encourage (a team etc.). [perhaps from australian slang borak banter]
BARRAGE
balloon n. Large anchored balloon used as a defence against low-flying aircraft.
- n. - concentrated artillery bombardment.
- rapid succession of questions or criticisms.
- artificial barrier in a river etc. [french barrer *bar1]
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